Re: DM: Couple of Roll-Ups

From: ben@abby.chem.ucla.edu

Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 16:43:40 +0000

George-

Neither of these are Primus gods, but they're not that bad.

>	First,	10-4-10-10-7-12-17

Well, if you're    into experimenting, You could try:

11-4-10-15-11-12-21

21 DF gives you a whole buncha skills.  With an 11 WL, he'll never cut it in
primus, tho.  A low CN suggests an offensive style.  This would make an
interesting ST, IMHO.   He maay not learn any skills.  I like to make my 21 DF
guys (all 2 of them) AB's.  But not only are AB's fragile and hard to run, With
a 4 CN you will alomst certainly be slain by the first LU you fight.  Also, 15
is kinda a low WT for AB's.  Also for ST's.  If you want to do a defensive
style, you could try PR or PS, but I think again CN is too low for a PR (he'll
get slain before he gets good parry ratings)  I have a very frail PS, who is at
least, still alive (2-1), PS's can survive a low CN early if you run the
10-10-5-x-D, but you might as well make a striker.  I would make a ST, but you
might have to DA him if he learns < 1skill (or 2 even) /fight.   Hey I just
thought of something! This guy could make an Awesome quick slasher.  The WL is
a little low, he wont last 2 minutes, but his attack would be huge.  Maybe if
you took the 4 out of DF (no, no augggghghghhhhh!)  , put 2 in Wl and 2 in ST
or SP...  Dunno that much about SL.  Ask the Wizard of Oz (David), otherwise
guess or go with the ST.  Making 17 instead of 21 DF looses you 2 skills each
in attack, parry, init, defense and riposte.  The ST could give you good
damage, and some heavy slashing weapons (this will help, cause your end. will
be  poor), The SP gives you some decise (maybe 1 or 2 skills).  Niether 13 ST,
13 WL, or 19 DF give you any extra skills.  Of course, (see below) you could
train to 21 DF from 19, but you would lose 20 skills again.

>	Second,	9-8-14-10-15-11-3
>
>	I'd love this guy if I could switch the size and deftness.  What do you
>do with such a crature?

I hate those 3 DF guys.  You have to waste all your points just to get a 9.
Many managers consider 11 DF a minimum.  (You get as many skills at 11 DF as at
21 DF!)  If you don't care about loosing skills (i.e., sucess in ADM) you could
plunk the 6 into DF and train to 11.  You will lose 20 skills , out of 120
(maximum learned), however.  That leaves you with a whopin 8 Points.  5 in WT,
2 in WL and 1 in ST gives you 10-8-14-15-17-11-9. Ug.  Lunger maybe, kinda
mediocre.  same with SL, but you could try either of these.  A made a TP like
this once,  He sucked.  I've heard BA's can do o.k. with even a lower DF, but
I'm not a big Basher fan.  I guess you would lower DF to 6 or 7, and up the ST.
IMHO, the DF is too low for a parry-whatever, or ST (also low WT), and this
would make a ridiculous AB.  Sounds like a pud to me.  Get a second opinion on
this guy.

Ben Hitz
hitz@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu

References

DM: Couple of Roll-Ups
gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)
Mon, 02 Nov 1992 18:07:16 +0000